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Shackleton (Ernest Henry, 1874-1922). Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer. Autograph Signature, 'Ernest H. Shackleton, 11th Nov 1909', inscribed in blue ink on the recto of an album page in an autograph visitors' book for the Vicarage, Leeds, Shackleton's autograph appearing as the third name of 7 guests staying at the Vicarage at different dates, the following leaf including the autograph of Herbert H. Asquith among a group of 14 signatures in Leeds for the installation of the chancellor at the university, 11 June 1910, the last leaf with signatures containing 2 autographs only, the Norwegian explorer and polymath Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930) and Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans (1880-1957), signed 'Fridtjof Nansen' and 'Edward R.G.R. Evans, Oct 30/13', other autographs of guests include G.W. Balfour, Lord Brassey, Lord Roberts, Lord Landsdowne, Lord Devonshire, various bishops and clergy, etc., autographs on rectos of 16 leaves only, the remaining leaves blank, stitching a little weak, ownership name of R.N. Bickersteth, The Vicarage, Leeds, 1905, to front flyleaf, all edges gilt, contemporary limp morocco, heavily rubbed, oblong 8vo (Quantity: 1)